DJ Quik was the guest on People’s Party with Talib Kweli last week and he told a fantastic origin story of “Tonite,” the breakout hit from his 1991 debut album Quik Is the Name. In their sprawling — and story filled! — convo, Quik explained to Kweli and co-host Jasmin Leigh that the song was …
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The Linda Lindas Release A Cover Of ‘Tonite’ By The Go-Go’s
The Linda Lindas are on a roll. The AAPI femme-fronted young punks dropped their debut album, Growing Up, this past April and have already performed on The Tonight Show, had Bikini Kill’s Kathleen Hanna in their music video for “Why,” and are opening for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Japanese Breakfast later this year. So …
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LCD Soundsystem Shared A Preview Of ‘The LCD Soundsystem Holiday Special’ With A Live Version Of ‘Tonite’
After exciting fans with a series of live performances at Brooklyn Steel, a significant underplay for the band, LCD Soundsystem had to bring that run to a halt due to the spread of Covid-19’s new variant, Omicron. Hey, they tried to soldier on despite the risk due to fans traveling out of state for the …